*The following comment is not directed at any specific member*
You bring up a great point Jumbobag. While the name "amateur" is not in the title of any of my posts, it IS the underlying theme of my threads. I attempt to provide members with the most amateur pictures available. I'm definitely happy to know members take interest in the threads and want to contribute pictures. I think this site is best when members are interacting. However, I must confess that I do get discouraged when I only see model/porn pictures.
You are 1000%!! right! Amateur is much more intriguing and exciting!
In my opinion, amateur is more provocative because it's the everyday person. That makes it authentic. Professional, on the other hand, have a team of people to make the picture better. They have a person to do their hair, another to do their make-up, a person to provide lightning, and at the end of the day the photo is still airbrush to perfection. I don't want all of that. That person doesn't seem accessible to me.
There was a point in time when female members use to contribute photos to my threads. Now that doesn't seem to be the case. I think they contributed in the past because many of the pictures posted were amateur. If I were to think from the perspective of a woman, I would be more likely to add a picture of myself to a thread that had regular looking women than to a thread full of model/pornstars. How can she compete with that?
While I've hinted at my feelings in the past, I no longer bother. At the end of the day it's all for fun. I feel like some people may consider me snobbish. As you are aware, I sent an e-mail to a member in regards to his pictures and he took offense. The great irony is that he's one of the few people that contributes amateur pictures consistently. I actually enjoy and appreciate his pictures. Unfortunately, he misinterpreted my e-mail, got upset and created a thread basically saying I asked him to stop posting pictures of his wife, calling my computer slow, and creating a poll asking if I, along with others, were douche bags (which you voted yes, lol. It's all good though).
Now, I just fall back. I only want to provide amateur pictures of good quality. Once insults and name calling start to occur, it takes away from the fun of things.
All in all, I would love it if people contributed amateur pictures, but I realize that may not always happen.